Book Talks

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Book Talks 2026 - 2027

Book Talks provide an opportunity for University of Miami faculty to share their recently published books in the humanities with the larger community. Faculty generally present on their research and take questions from the audience.   

Book Talks are @ Books & Books (265 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134)! Please RSVP for the program to allow for set-up. Programs take place on Monday evenings, starting at 6:30pm. We look forward to seeing you!

 PDF version of Book Talk program to be posted soon, along with details and registration links for upcoming events for the 2026-2027 academic year.

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  • Monday, August 31: Eduardo Elena

    Monday, August 31 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables

    Emerging El Dorado: Steam Age Expansionism and the Social Worlds of Growth in Argentina

    Eduardo Elena, Department of History

    Join us at Books & Books in Coral Gables for a Book Talk with Eduardo Elena!

     

  • Monday, September 22: Emmy Waldman

    Monday, September 22 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables

    Filial Lines: Art Spiegelman, Alison Bechdel, and Comics Form

    Emmy Waldman, Department of English

  • Monday, October 12: Ligia Mihut

    Monday, October 12 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables

    Immigrants, Brokers, and Literacy as Affinity

    Ligia Mihut, Department of Writing Studies

  • Monday, November 9: Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel

    Monday, November 9 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables

    Caribbean Archipelagoes: Comparative Insular and Colonial Studies

    Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel, Department of Modern Languages & Literatures

  • Monday, November 16: Kimberly Reyes

    Monday, November 16 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables

    Bloodletting

    Kimberly Reyes, Department of English

  • January 25: Michael Bernath

    Monday, January 25 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables

    In a Land of Strangers: Northern Teachers in the Slave South

    Michael Bernath, Department of History

  • February 22: Thomas Matusiak

    Monday, February 22 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables

    The Visual Guillotine: The Cinematic Cut and Politics in Latin America

    Thomas Matusiak, Department of Modern Languages & Literatures

  • Monday, March 22: Allannah Karas

    Monday, March 22 @ 6:30pm

    Book Talk @ Books & Books

    Coercion, Ambiguity, and Rhetoric in Ancient Greece: The Dangers of Peithō

    Allannah Karas, Department of Classics

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